However, aspen also has the ability to send up new young shoots, or suckers, off the root system of an established tree, sometimes up to 30 metres away, if the tree is large.
FLAGSTAFF — Beneath the scenic yellow and red leaves of soaring aspen trees in the Kachina Wilderness, forest ecologist Mike Stoddard is looking down. His concern isn’t the brilliant fall ...
“The primary driver of decreased elk browsing pressure and increased aspen tree regeneration was a reduction ... elk when they leave Yellowstone on winter migrations into Montana’s Gardiner ...